Without enthusiasm nothing great can be effected in art.

If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.

The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.

To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.

Talent works, genius creates.

When you play, never mind who listens to you.

For me, music is always the language which permits one to converse with the Beyond.

Play always as if in the presence of a master.

I am so fresh in soul and spirit that life gushes and bubbles around me in a thousand springs.

When you play, do not trouble yourself as to who is listening. Yet always play as though a master listened to you.

In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of.

The voices you listen to and obey determine to a large extent what you become.

Books are silent, but have the ability to scream.

Love is like a bird, they flies everywhere, its free, but its hard to trust someone where they like to stay.

We have changed our moral code to fit our behavior instead of changing our behavior to harmonize with God’s moral code.

I think of rock 'n' roll as a combination of country blues and swing band music, not Chicago blues, and modern pop.

We are a species that has lost its way. Everything natural, every flower or tree, and every animal have important lessons to teach us if we would only stop, look, and listen.

I love good comedy. I don't like bad comedy.

Nothing can be done quickly and prudently at the same time.

You would do well to know, Marcus, that irritating a better swordsman than yourself is a good way to end up dead.

When a man angers you, he conquers you.